Thai king commutes former PM Thaksin's prison sentence to one year
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets his supporters after landing at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on August 22, 2023. Thaksin Shinawatra bowed in homage to the Thai king's portrait as he returned to the kingdom Tuesday after 15 years in exile, before being led away by officials to be processed on multiple outstanding criminal cases. — AFP pic
Friday, 01 Sep 2023 5:15 PM MYT
BANGKOK, Sept 1 — Thailand's king has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison sentence to one year, the royal gazette said today, a day after the billionaire submitted a request for pardon.
The former premier, 74, returned to Thailand last week in a dramatic homecoming after spending 15 years abroad in self-exile to avoid prison on charges of abuse of power and conflicts of interest during his time in power.
He arrived on a private jet and was transferred to prison to serve an eight-year sentence. On his first night, he was moved to a police hospital over chest pains and high blood pressure.
Yesterday he submitted a request for a royal pardon.
Thaksin "was a prime minister, has done good for the country and people and is loyal to the monarchy," the royal gazette said on Friday.
"He respected the process, admitted his guilt, repented, accepted court verdicts. Right now he is old, has illness that need caring from medical professional," it read. — Reuters
Friday, 01 Sep 2023 5:15 PM MYT
BANGKOK, Sept 1 — Thailand's king has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison sentence to one year, the royal gazette said today, a day after the billionaire submitted a request for pardon.
The former premier, 74, returned to Thailand last week in a dramatic homecoming after spending 15 years abroad in self-exile to avoid prison on charges of abuse of power and conflicts of interest during his time in power.
He arrived on a private jet and was transferred to prison to serve an eight-year sentence. On his first night, he was moved to a police hospital over chest pains and high blood pressure.
Yesterday he submitted a request for a royal pardon.
Thaksin "was a prime minister, has done good for the country and people and is loyal to the monarchy," the royal gazette said on Friday.
"He respected the process, admitted his guilt, repented, accepted court verdicts. Right now he is old, has illness that need caring from medical professional," it read. — Reuters
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